The Future of Fund Management - Sponsors

BNP Paribas Securities Services is a leading provider of securities services and investment operations solutions to the world's financial institutions. Combining a unique European heritage with global ambition, the bank delivers a comprehensive range of services based on unrivalled local market expertise, innovative solutions, and excellence in client relationship management - all backed by the strength and
resources of BNP Paribas, one of Europe's largest financial services groups.

Grant Thornton's Financial Services Group is one of the largest providers of professional services to the fund management industry in the UK. Our multi-disciplinary teams provide services including audit, actuarial and consulting, direct and indirect tax, regulatory and compliance, business risk services/internal audit, technology services, transactions and restructuring advice.

Morse is an international consulting company which provides specialist Business and IT advisory and execution consulting services. We are a delivery-oriented company with focused industry expertise, combining a powerful blend of management, application and infrastructure consulting skills across a number of sectors, including financial services. Our thought leadership and experience enables us to offer considered advice on how fund management organisations should respond to challenges within this constantly changing market place and also provide help in turning this advice into operational reality.

SimCorp is a leading European financial software company with over 150 customers worldwide using our SimCorp Dimension investment management software. The system provides truly seamless processing for front, middle and/or back offices, as required, across virtually all asset classes, making reporting easy and eliminating the need for many labour-intensive tasks.

Troika has established an enviable set of credentials and a reputation for excellence consulting to the Financial Services market since 1998. Part of Navigant Consulting since August 2007, we can now offer even more services to our clients.
Our simple formula is to work with our clients applying our skills and experience to help them deliver their vision.
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Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research. The company's mission is to create great products that help investors reach their financial goals. Morningstar offers an extensive line of Internet, software, and print-based products for individual investors, financial advisors, and institutional clients.

Everything you need to know about funds in Europe, nothing else. efm is dedicated to Europe's cross-border funds business. efm is the only magazine that is dedicated exclusively to the pan-European funds business. efm brings you the up-to-date information on products, regulation, technology, markets, and distribution that you need to make your European funds business succeed. efm: primus inter pares.

IPE (Investment & Pensions Europe) is the pioneering institutional asset management magazine written for Europe's leading pension funds and institutional investors. It is THE source of information on the fast growing European investment and pensions markets. For further information, please call Eric Davis on +44 (0)20 7261 4607 or visit www.IPE.com - the free access internet site for Europe's pensions industry. Register free for the daily email news alert!